"As planned Lia, tonight you shall go back to your home. Pretend to be traumatized and afraid… You can act as we had practiced these past few days," Sanno told her, "The success of the next mission will depend on how well you'll act. Because your brothers are unaware of the mission, you should make them believe, too."
He felt bad that he lied, but it was all for their safety. Lia didn't know that her brothers were secretly taking part in the mission.
"Then… you should say goodbye to Aesop for now."
Lia nodded, then stood up, "Excuse me, everyone. I would like to spend some time with Aesop alone…" and she patted Aesop's shoulder.
Their meeting went on, while the two went to the basement's living room and sat beside each other on the wide sofa.
"My Ae…" Lia uttered; her deep blue eyes staring at his gold-colored eyes, "I… don't want to part from you… But I have to do this for my parents, and for the mutants' sake."
